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Months Before UP Election, President Lays Foundation Stone For Ambedkar Memorial
With Assembly elections due in UP next year, the ruling BJP on Tuesday unveiled plans for a massive memorial to Dalit leader Dr BR Ambedkar; President Ram Nath Kovind attended (virtually) the foundation stone ceremony in Lucknow.
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Mumbai House Where BR Ambedkar Lived To Become National Memorial
A house in BIT Chawls where Dalit icon Dr B R Amebedkar lived for over two decades would be converted into a national memorial, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Friday.
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Koregaon Bhima Event LIVE Updates: Security Tightened As Thousands Visit Memorial
The police are on their toes to prevent a repeat of the incident when a year ago violence broke out at Maharashtra's Koregaon Bhima between Dalits and right-wing groups.
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Thousands Of Cops At Koregaon Bhima For Mega Dalit Event Today: 10 Points
A year to this day when violence broke out at Maharashtra's Koregaon Bhima between Dalits and right-wing groups, the police are on their toes to prevent a repeat of the incident. At least 5,000 police personnel, 1,200 Home Guards and 12 companies of the Rapid Action Force and the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed in and around th...
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Maharashtra Has Reduced Height Of Mumbai Ambedkar Memorial, Says Leader
The Maharashtra government has reduced the height of the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at the proposed memorial in Mumbai but the cost of the project is soaring, a Dalit leader alleged Wednesday.
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Amid Dalit Anger, PM Modi Invokes Ambedkar, Credits Him For Landing Top Job
A day after he inaugurated a national memorial for Dr BR Ambedkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today eulogised the Dalit icon on his birth anniversary for making provisions in the constitution to protect the rights of backward classes.
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PM Modi Takes Metro During Rush Hour, Surprised Riders Get Selfies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the metro from an underground station near his official residence to travel to north Delhi for the opening of a memorial dedicated to BR Ambedkar, the architect of the constitution and a Dalit icon.
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Congress Leaders Ate At Restaurant Before Protest Fast, BJP Tweets Photo
A fast by Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi on Monday bounced from one controversy to another. The protest at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat is aimed at promoting communal harmony and protesting atrocities against Dalits, Congress leaders said.
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PM Anti-Dalit, We'll Defeat BJP In 2019: Rahul Gandhi After Protest Fast
Rahul Gandhi will sit on a day's fast today at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat in Delhi, in what the Congress calls an attempt to "promote communal harmony" and to protest clashes during the Dalit protests on April 2.
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Stir In Kolkata Over Missing Dalit Student Of Jadavpur University
The memory of Rohith Vemula is casting a shadow over Jadavpur University in Kolkata. Since February 2, a Dalit student is missing after he was accused by a fellow student on social media of molesting her.
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Rohith Vemula Anniversary: Students Plan Shahadat Din; UoH Clamps Restrictions, Outsiders Banned
A stage seems to have set for confrontation between students of University of Hyderabad and its authorities over organisation of "Shahadat Din" today in memory of dalit scholar Rohith Vemula whose alleged suicide last year had raised a political firestorm.
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Rohith Vemula's Makeshift Memorial At Hyderabad University Gone: Students
Students back from summer vacations in Hyderabad University were shocked to find the memories of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula wiped out.
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Ahead Of Elections, PM Narendra Modi's Strong Comments On Dalits And Reservation
Ahead of elections in five states like Kerala and Bengal, none of which is currently governed by the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made it clear that his government will not allow any tightening of reserved jobs and college places for Dalits.
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PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Ambedkar Memorial in London
Number 10 on King Henry road in London is now a tourist attraction. Dr BR Ambedkar's home for two years between 1921-22, the house is now a memorial in honour of the Dalit icon and architect of India's Constitution.
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Opposition Angry at Government Over Not Being Invited for Ambedkar Memorial Event
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is set to embark on a three-day visit to London with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to formally open a memorial to Dalit icon, Dr BR Ambedkar there even as opposition parties targeted the government over not being invited for the event.
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Months Before UP Election, President Lays Foundation Stone For Ambedkar Memorial
With Assembly elections due in UP next year, the ruling BJP on Tuesday unveiled plans for a massive memorial to Dalit leader Dr BR Ambedkar; President Ram Nath Kovind attended (virtually) the foundation stone ceremony in Lucknow.
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Mumbai House Where BR Ambedkar Lived To Become National Memorial
A house in BIT Chawls where Dalit icon Dr B R Amebedkar lived for over two decades would be converted into a national memorial, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Friday.
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Koregaon Bhima Event LIVE Updates: Security Tightened As Thousands Visit Memorial
The police are on their toes to prevent a repeat of the incident when a year ago violence broke out at Maharashtra's Koregaon Bhima between Dalits and right-wing groups.
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Thousands Of Cops At Koregaon Bhima For Mega Dalit Event Today: 10 Points
A year to this day when violence broke out at Maharashtra's Koregaon Bhima between Dalits and right-wing groups, the police are on their toes to prevent a repeat of the incident. At least 5,000 police personnel, 1,200 Home Guards and 12 companies of the Rapid Action Force and the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed in and around th...
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Maharashtra Has Reduced Height Of Mumbai Ambedkar Memorial, Says Leader
The Maharashtra government has reduced the height of the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at the proposed memorial in Mumbai but the cost of the project is soaring, a Dalit leader alleged Wednesday.
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Amid Dalit Anger, PM Modi Invokes Ambedkar, Credits Him For Landing Top Job
A day after he inaugurated a national memorial for Dr BR Ambedkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today eulogised the Dalit icon on his birth anniversary for making provisions in the constitution to protect the rights of backward classes.
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PM Modi Takes Metro During Rush Hour, Surprised Riders Get Selfies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the metro from an underground station near his official residence to travel to north Delhi for the opening of a memorial dedicated to BR Ambedkar, the architect of the constitution and a Dalit icon.
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Congress Leaders Ate At Restaurant Before Protest Fast, BJP Tweets Photo
A fast by Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi on Monday bounced from one controversy to another. The protest at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat is aimed at promoting communal harmony and protesting atrocities against Dalits, Congress leaders said.
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PM Anti-Dalit, We'll Defeat BJP In 2019: Rahul Gandhi After Protest Fast
Rahul Gandhi will sit on a day's fast today at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat in Delhi, in what the Congress calls an attempt to "promote communal harmony" and to protest clashes during the Dalit protests on April 2.
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Stir In Kolkata Over Missing Dalit Student Of Jadavpur University
The memory of Rohith Vemula is casting a shadow over Jadavpur University in Kolkata. Since February 2, a Dalit student is missing after he was accused by a fellow student on social media of molesting her.
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Rohith Vemula Anniversary: Students Plan Shahadat Din; UoH Clamps Restrictions, Outsiders Banned
A stage seems to have set for confrontation between students of University of Hyderabad and its authorities over organisation of "Shahadat Din" today in memory of dalit scholar Rohith Vemula whose alleged suicide last year had raised a political firestorm.
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Rohith Vemula's Makeshift Memorial At Hyderabad University Gone: Students
Students back from summer vacations in Hyderabad University were shocked to find the memories of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula wiped out.
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Ahead Of Elections, PM Narendra Modi's Strong Comments On Dalits And Reservation
Ahead of elections in five states like Kerala and Bengal, none of which is currently governed by the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made it clear that his government will not allow any tightening of reserved jobs and college places for Dalits.
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PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Ambedkar Memorial in London
Number 10 on King Henry road in London is now a tourist attraction. Dr BR Ambedkar's home for two years between 1921-22, the house is now a memorial in honour of the Dalit icon and architect of India's Constitution.
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Opposition Angry at Government Over Not Being Invited for Ambedkar Memorial Event
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is set to embark on a three-day visit to London with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to formally open a memorial to Dalit icon, Dr BR Ambedkar there even as opposition parties targeted the government over not being invited for the event.
